The order includes 18 A350-900s and 13 A350-1000s, with both companies targeting a 2019 entry into service for JAL's first A350 XWB. Airbus completed the first test flight with its newest wide-body jet earlier this year, which is scheduled to enter service in 2014 with launch airline Qatar Airways.

The airline will use the A350s to replace its fleet of Boeing 777s. Earlier this year, JAL incurred problems with the lithium-ion battery systems on